Given the hysterical reaction of Washington’s foreign policy establishment about the president’s Syria decision, there will certainly be an even more shrill “the sky is falling” chorus regarding Afghanistan.

James Mattis was an outstanding combat commander, but the president needs a strong advocate for his policies to be the next defense secretary.

U.S. Sen. Rand Paul reiterated his support for President Trump’s decision last week to remove 2,000 American troops from Syria, appearing on Sunday talk shows to assert that the president had made the right move and was doing “exactly what he promised” voters when he campaigned in 2016.

Sen. Lindsey Graham offered a grim response to reports that President Trump is seriously considering a “significant drawdown” of U.S. troops stationed in Afghanistan, with the South Carolina lawmaker arguing that such a maneuver could make the U.S. vulnerable for “a second 9/11.”

President Trump is seriously considering a “significant drawdown” of U.S. troops who are stationed in Afghanistan, a senior U.S. official told Fox News on Thursday.

As Golsteyn goes before Army authorities once again, the military justice system should operate in broad daylight. It would be the height of irony to deny a combat veteran the constitutional rights that he so bravely fought for.

The young Lionel Messi fan who touched the hearts of millions when he was pictured wearing a makeshift soccer jersey with his favorite player’s name and number on it was forced to flee with his family from their home in Afghanistan due to the Taliban’s offensive in the region.